put in harness
Example Sentences
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He’s put in harness and becomes the member of a dogsled team hauling mail to prospectors drawn to the frigid fastness of the Yukon in the hunt for the yellow stuff.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2020
We can never expect that the Mississippi will be absolutely put in harness.
From The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
The freedom and grace of its movements are gone, even before it is put in harness.
From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
Ah, one must be caught young, and put in harness early, to lead such an existence as that and be content!
From Peter Ibbetson by Du Maurier, George
When the dogs are put in harness in preparation for a journey they are always keen for the start.
From The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell by Wallace, Dillon
